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New Arrivals $188.25 Hardcover add to wishlist The Geography of Phytochemical Races Bruce A. Bohm $201.95 Hardcover add to wishlist Advances in Botanical Research #48: Advances in Botanical Research, Volume 48 Jean-claude (edt) Kader $45.00 Trade Paper add to wishlist Natures Beloved Son: Rediscovering John Muirs Botanical Legacy Bonnie Geisel $40.00 Hardcover add to wishlist Edible: An Illustrated Guide to the World's Food Plants National Geographic Society (u. S.) $106.25 Hardcover add to wishlist Pollen and Spores Shripad N. Agashe $159.25 Hardcover add to wishlist Grasses and Grassland Ecology (Oxford Biology) David J. Gibson $14.95 Trade Paper add to wishlist Mushrooms of Idaho & the PNW Volume 2 Edmond Tylutki $28.95 Hardcover add to wishlist Eating the Sun: How Plants Power the Planet Oliver Morton $28.50 Hardcover add to wishlist Plains Apache Ethnobotany Julia A Jordan $64.00 Hardcover add to wishlist The Iris Family: Natural History and Classification Peter Goldblatt $141.10 Hardcover add to wishlist Introduction To Plant Physiology (4TH 09 Edition) William G. Hopkins $223.95 Hardcover add to wishlist Advances in Haploid Production in Higher Plants Alisher (edt) Touraev General The Botany of Desire: A Plant's-Eye View of the World by Michael Pollan Publisher Comments In 1637, one Dutchman paid as much for a single tulip bulb as the going price of a town house in Amsterdam. Three and a half centuries later, Amsterdam is once again the mecca for people who care passionately about one particular plant -- though this... (read more) List Price $15.00 Your Price $8.00 Used - Trade Paper check for new and sale copies Sale Books Vanilla: Travels in Search of the Ice Cream Orchid by Tim Ecott Publisher Comments From Papantla in Mexico — "the city that perfumed the world" — to the Indian Ocean islands, Vanilla traces the story of the vanilla plant and its secretive trade. From the golden cups of Aztec emperors to the ice-cream dishes of U.S. presidents,... (read more) Your Price $6.98 (Sale - Trade Paper) Browse more featured Sale titles Used Books National Audubon Society Field Guide to North American Wildflowers: Western Edition by National Audubon Society Powells.com Staff Pick Since its founding in 1905, the National Audubon Society has actively promoted wildlife protection and environmental education. Keeping in sync with the work of its namesake and inspiration, famed wildlife artist John James Audubon (1785-1851... (read more) Your Price $12.95 (Used - Flexible) Browse more featured Used titles Sign up to get our most recent used additions in Botany to your inbox Flora of the Pacific Northwest Plants of the Pacific Northwest Coast: Washington, Oregon, BC and Alaska by Andy Mackinnon Publisher Comments This is a revised edition of our bestselling book Plants of the Pacific Northwest Coast marking the 10th anniversary of publication. This superb reference book features 794 species of trees, shrubs, wildflowers, aquatic plants, grasses, ferns, mosses and... (read more) Your Price $24.95 New - Trade Paper check for used and sale copies Flora of the Western US Oregon Trees & Wildflowers: An Introduction to Familiar Species of Trees, Shrubs and Wildflowers by James Kavanagh Publisher Comments Oregon Trees and Wildflowers is an accessible reference to familiar trees and wildflowers found in this state.  This durable folding guide, printed on laminate material,  is an essential resource for any level of nature explorer.  The... (read more) Your Price $5.95 New - Miscellaneous check for used and sale copies Mushrooms Mushrooms (Smithsonian Handbooks) by Thomas Laessoe Publisher Comments Smithsonian Handbooks are the most visually appealing guides on the natural world in the book marketplace. Featuring more than 500 full-color illustrations and photographs, along with detailed annotations, Smithsonian Handbooks make identification easy... (read more) Your Price $8.98 Sale - Trade Paper check for used copies Trees and Shrubs The Wild Trees: A Story of Passion and Daring by Richard Preston Publisher Comments Hidden away in foggy, uncharted rain forest valleys in Northern California are the largest and tallest organisms the world has ever sustained — the coast redwood trees, Sequoia sempervirens. Ninety-six percent of the ancient redwood forests have... (read more) Your Price $16.00 New - Trade Paper check for used and sale copies Ethnobotany and Useful Plants Medicinal Plants of the Pacific West by Michael Moore Synopsis A perennial favorite, Medicinal Plants of the Pacific West is a user-friendly guide to over 300 species of plants geographically ranging from Baja California to Alaska. Each plant is accompanied by a precise line illustration or an attractive color... (read more) Your Price $15.50 Used - Trade Paper check for new and sale copies Edible Plants The Forager's Harvest: A Guide to Identifying, Harvesting, and Preparing Edible Wild Plants by Samuel Thayer Publisher Comments A practical guide to all aspects of edible wild plants: finding and identifying them, their seasons of harvest, and their methods of collection and preparation. Each plant is discussed in great detail and accompanied by excellent color photographs... (read more) Your Price $22.95 New - Trade Paper check for used and sale copies Oversized Books Natures Beloved Son: Rediscovering John Muirs Botanical Legacy by Bonnie Geisel Synopsis John Muir was blessed early on with a love and aptitude for botany, a field of study that helped him become one of the most influential environmentalists in the world. Gisel and photographer Joseph present this spectacular overview of Muir's stunning... (read more) Your Price $45.00 New - Trade Paper check for used and sale copies Wetlands Holding Back the Sea: The Struggle on the Gulf Coast to Save America by Christoph Hallowell Publisher Comments Katrina's arrival on the Gulf Coast was a long time in coming. But it was assured. Since 1965, when Hurricane Betsy struck New Orleans, breached a levee, and flooded part of the city, everyone was waiting and talking about when the Big One would strike... (read more) Your Price $3.88 Used - Trade Paper check for new and sale copies Botanical Exploration and Biography Flower Hunters by John Gribbin Publisher Comments The flower hunters were intrepid explorers - remarkable, eccentric men and women who scoured the world in search of extraordinary plants from the middle of the seventeenth to the end of the nineteenth century, and helped establish the new science of... (read more) Your Price $18.50 Used - Hardcover check for new and sale copies

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